2011 BEDNARIK AWARD WATCH LIST

The Best Defensive Player in the Country, is annually awarded via The Maxwell Football Club and the Bednarik Award.


The Maxwell Football Club recently announced their 2011 Bednarik Award Watch List. Past winners include, Pat Fitzgerald (Northwestern), Charles Woodson (Michigan), Julius Peppers (UNC), David Pollack (Georgia), Rey Maualuga (Southern Cal), Ndamukong Suh (Nebraska).







--- 2011 Bednarik Award Watch List---

• Ray Ray Armstong, Miami 
• Ryan Baker, LSU 
• Mark Barron, Alabama 
• Jake Bequette, Arkansas 
• Brandon Boykin, Georgia 
• Nigel Bradham, Florida State 
• Tanner Brock, TCU 
• Vince Browne, Northwestern 
• Vontaze Burfict, Arizona State 
• Tank Carder, TCU 
• Morris Claiborne, LSU 
• Quinton Coples, North Carolina 
• Jared Crick, Nebraska 
• Vinny Curry, Marshall 
• Lavonte David, Nebraska 
• Alfonzo Dennard, Nebraska 
• Tony Dye, UCLA 
• Donnie Fletcher, Boston College 
• Jerry Franklin, Arkansas 
• Stephon Gilmore, South Carolina 
• Zaviar Gooden, Missouri 
• Casey Hayward, Vanderbilt 
• Dont'a Hightower, Alabama 
• Jayron Hosley, Virginia Tech 
• Jaye Howard, Florida 
• Delano Howell, Stanford 
• Bruce Irvin, West Virginia 
• Brandon Jenkins, Florida State 
• Coryell Judie, Texas A&M 
• Mychal Kendricks, Cal 
• Dre Kirkpatrick, Alabama 
• Jake Knott, Iowa State 
• Luke Kuechly, Boston College 
• Robert Lester, Alabama 
• Travis Lewis, Oklahoma 
• Brandon Lindsey, Pitt 
• Mike Martin, Michigan 
• Chris Marve, Vanderbilt 
• Jonathan Massaqoui, Troy 
• Tyrann Mathieu, LSU 
• T.J. McDonald, USC 
• Chase Minnifield, Virginia 
• Roosevelt Nix, Kent State 
• Donte Paige-Moss, North Carolina 
• Shaun Prater, Iowa 
• Kheeston Randall, Texas 
• Kevin Reddick, North Carolina 
• Greg Reid, Florida State 
• Kendall Reyes, Connecticut 
• Xavier Rhodes, Florida State 
• Keenan Robinson, Texas 
• Shayne Skov, Stanford 
• Sean Spence, Miami 
• Alameda Ta'amu, Washington 
• Keith Tandy, West Virginia 
• Kenny Tate, Maryland 
• Bruce Taylor, Virginia Tech 
• Devin Taylor, South Carolina 
• Manti Te'o, Notre Dame 
• Danny Trevathan, Kentucky 
• Courtney Upshaw, Alabama 
• Prentiss Waggner, Tennessee 
• Korey Williams, Southern Miss 
• Billy Winn, Boise State 
• Jerel Worthy, Michigan State 

Congratulations to last year' Bednarik Award recipient, Patrick Peterson, LSU.
 
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